Latest Library Links, November 3, 2014

News from ALA and the profession

November 3, 2014

American Libraries Online

A novel in 30 days

An eye-popping rare book collection

ALA News

Freedom to Read Foundation opens nominations for 2015 trustee elections

Division News

Deborah Giaconia wins a year of free AASL membership

ACRL releases New Roles for the Road Ahead for public comment

2015 Día National Program Registry now open

Eaglecrest High School in Colorado celebrates National School Library of the Year recognition

Awards & Grants

Free Library of Philadelphia awarded $500k

More than $150k available in grants from YALSA

Neil Gaiman named 2014 Free Speech Defender

Libraries in the News

DCPL revises space estimates for MLK Jr. Library renovation

Issues

Data powers advocacy: Digital Inclusion Survey

Crooner in rights spat: Are copyright laws too strict?

Digital divide exacerbates US inequality

ACLU calls Tennessee schools' policy to search student devices unconstitutional

Tech Talk

PayPal to offer Pay After Delivery feature

Do national parks need Wi-Fi to stay relevant?

British Museum now allows visitors to 3D print artifacts

E-Content

Window to request an ebook DMCA exception ends today

How social media is redrawing our map borders

Rand McNally's World Atlas now available through Sunburst Digital, Inc.

Wiley partners with Safari on Digital Reference Platform

Books & Reading

14 stages of day 1 of NaNoWriMo

Books on the British royal family

Opening round of 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards

Tom Hanks to publish story collection on typewriters with Knopf

Tips & Ideas

Four tips for reading stories to kids

 

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